Garment hanger



Aug 17,1926. 1,596,403

R. C. CHIDLEY.

GARMENT HANGER Filed Feb. 5, 1926 Suck/Moz- Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

UNITED STATES ROCK C. CI-IIDLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT HANGER.

Application filed. February This inventionrelates to garment hangers and has for its object to provlde a novel and improved construction which permits the trousers to be supported and carried by the hanger in an inverted position whereby the legs of the trousers may be spaced apart.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a coat and trouser hanger or skirt hanger whereby the trouser or skirt supports may be adjusted on the hanger supporting bar so as to accommodate garments of dif ferent dimensions, and to prevent stress or strain on the material.

Another object of my invention is to'provide a garment hanger having provision for adjusting the trouser supporters on the hanger bar so that they may engage and enter the bottom or cuff portions of the trouser legs whereby the garment may be hung or suspended in an inverted position.

lVith the above objects in view and others which will be readily suggested as the invention is understood, drawings depicting a preferred embodiment thereof are hereto annexed in which Fig. 1 is a front View of the'hanger, the bottom of the trousers being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. .3 is a fragmentary View showing a modification for supporting a skirt or other garment. v

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 5 designates the usual type curved bar having a supporting hook 6. Fastened at the ends of the curved bar is a supporting rod 7, preferably of light metal but if so desired the rod may be of wood connected in any suitable manner to the bar.

The rod 7 supports a pair of slidable brackets, each having upwardly bent ears 9 with apertures therethrough for the passage of the rod. The inner ears 10 of the brackets are continued to form hooked shaped, opposed finger grips 11 whereby said brackets may be urged toward each other against the resistance of a spring 12 on the rod. Since the ends of the spring abut the .ears 10, the brackets are normally urged outwardly toward the ends of the rod, there being sufficient space between the grips 11 whereby they may be seized by the finis a view taken on the line 2-2 released.

5, 1926. Serial No. 86,120.

gers and moved inwardly to position the trousers or skirt for instance to be suspended therefrom in the manner now to be described.

In the form of the invention shown by Figs. 1 and 2, I provide an inverted, U-

shaped, trouser supporting element for each bracket, the top cross head 13 of which is slotted so that it may slide on the flat surface 1tof said bracket. A thumb nut or other suitable fastening element 15 permits of the adjustability of the said elements to accommodate the bottom leg or cuff portion of the trousers into which the depending portions 16 are inserted, as shown by Fig. 20f the drawing. Itis of course understood, that both elements are adjusted on the brackets so that the garment will hang centrally of the supporting rod and that the depending portions 16 enter sufficiently within each leg of the trousers to grip and engage the same when the finger grips are The trouser supporting elements are preferably adjusted so as 'to be spaced slightly wider than the trouser bottom so that when the finger grips are released, the spring will spread the brackets carrying the said supporting elements inserted in the manner abovereferred'to. The depending portions of the supporting elements may be covered in any suitable manner by cloth felt or other equivalent materiallS. It will thus be seen that in supporting the trousers in the manner above described, viz in an inverted position, the crease in the leg portions may be retained and it avoids the necessity of otherwise folding the leg portions on each other as is usual in hanging up such a garment. In many instances, where the garment is wet and it is desired that it dry quickly, by supporting the garment in an inverted position, drying will take place more quickly.

In the form of the invention shown by Fig. 3, a modified form of supporting member is illustrated and consists of a substantially L-shaped member 19 having a depending portion 20 which alsomay be covered by a piece of material 21. One end of the L-shaped member is provided with inwardly bent wings 22 which constitute a guide for the flat portion of the bracket on which it may be adjusted and held by the thumb nut or fastening element 23. The L-shaped member may thus be supported for either wide or narrow garments and as shown in Fig. 3 is adapted to extend slightly beyond the end of the top bar 5. In the same manner the member 19 may be reversed so that the depending portion thereof/ extends inwardly so as to engage a narrow garment to be supported.

While I have shown and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various changes and alterations therein may be made. I therefore do not wish to be limited or restricted to the exact details of construction orto the specific modifications shownbut reserve the right to make such changes and alterations therein as may properly fall within the scope of the subject matter and claims appended hereto.

Having shown and described my invention what I now claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United 'States is:

1. A garment hanger of the class described comprising a bar and supporting rod, brackets slidable on the rod toward each other, resilient means on the rod between the inner ends of the brackets, said brackets having finger gripping means for urging them toward each other against the resistance of said resilient means, and depending garment supporting elements slidably adjustable on the brackets.

2. A. garment hanger of the class described comprising a bar and supporting rod, brackets slidable on the rod toward each other, resilient means on the rod between the inner ends or the brackets, said brackets having finger gripping hooks for urging them toward each other against the resistance of the resilient means and dependent garment supporting elements independently and" slidably adjustable on the brackets.

3.1L garment hanger of the class described comprising a bar and supporting rod, brackets slidable on the rod toward each other, resilient means ontherod between the inner ends of the brackets normally maintaining the same at the ends of the rod, said brackets having eyes at each end thereof for the passage of the rod therethrough, the inner ends of the brackets being bent upwardly forming finger gripping hooks for urging the brackets toward each other against the resilient means and depending garment supporting elements independently and slidably adjustable on the brackets.

4:. A garment hanger of the class described comprising a bar and'supporting rod, brackets movably mounted on the rod relatively to each other, a spring on the rod engaging the inner ends of the brackets, finger gripping means formed with the brackets whereby they may be urged toward each other against the resistance ofthe spring and depending, U-shaped garment supporting members each having a slotted top portion slidable on the brackets and fits 7 tening. means for said supporting members.

5. A garment hanger of the class described comprising a bar and supporting rod, brackets having their inner and outer ends formed with upwardly disposed ears having apertures therethrough for the passage of the supporting rod, the inner ends of said brackets being bent to form' finger gripping hooks, a spring on the rod engaging the inner ears of the'brackets, a depending, U-shaped garment supporting member carried by each of the brackets, each of said garment supporting members having a slot in the top portion thereof whereby it may be adjusted on the bracket and a fastening element for positioning each of said garment supporting members on said bracket.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ROCK C. CHIDLEY. 

